AFL clubs explore facial recognition as new ticketing method
Australian Football League clubs are considering facial recognition technology as a method for verifying tickets at entry points, according to a report by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
Why this matters: Sports venues are not a neutral place to normalize face scanning. When you go to a game, you expect to show a ticket, not submit a biometric. Facial recognition at turnstiles builds a database of when you attend, who you go with, and how often. That data does not disappear after the match. The clubs collecting it may not be the ones responsible when it gets misused or breached. Convenience is the pitch. Permanent biometric enrollment is the cost.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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